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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 16, 2019 21:48:55 GMT -5
Leafs go scoreless in Arizona... all that Matthews hype and they score nothing.... I wonder how many tears were shed on CBC...
Bonus is Galchy scored the first goal
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 12:27:43 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 17, 2019 12:34:55 GMT -5
I love it... screw the establishment... it's why the NBA is light years ahead of the No Happiness League... they recognized they are in the entertainment business... |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 17, 2019 15:19:41 GMT -5
No difference between what the Canes are doing and, say, those CFL/NFL touchdown celebrations in the end zones ... I dislike both equally, but the Canes are in the business of selling hockey in Raleigh and if the fans like then why not ... besides, the Canes are rolling right now and if this is part of their winning routine then, for superstition's sake, keep ... kind of like what the Flyers did with Kate Smith ...
Cheers.
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Post by jkr on Feb 17, 2019 17:30:32 GMT -5
Pittsburgh allows 5 goals again today but beat the Rangers 6-5. They are now ties with the Habs who play their game in hand tonight. The Canes are a point behind. Both Carolina & Pitt have a higher ROW number than MTL.
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Post by jkr on Feb 17, 2019 17:37:38 GMT -5
I don't like it but I tend to not like excessive celebrations. And contrary to what the writer says, Cherry is right about their attendance. The writer actually sounds proud of the fact that they are 28th in league attendance.  |
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Post by blny on Feb 17, 2019 18:47:16 GMT -5
It's a college sports town, in a college sports state. Anything you can do to engage your market that isn't derogatory or obscene is good imo. They've found something that players and fans enjoy. Guys like Cherry and Sopel will never get it. And I'm fine with that. If Cherry doesn't like it, it's likely I do - at least a little. |
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Post by folatre on Feb 17, 2019 23:17:08 GMT -5
I very rarely watch basketball or American football, do the players as a team really stage choreographed post-game celebrations on the field?
I have no problem with an exuberant goal celly. That's the beauty of the moment and living it.
The whole thing about winning a regular season game, waiting five minutes for the opposing team to get their stuff and clear the bench, and then still being so overjoyed about the two points that you conduct the pre-orchestrated skit. Man, I don't know.
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Post by jkr on Feb 18, 2019 8:07:06 GMT -5
I very rarely watch basketball or American football, do the players as a team really stage choreographed post-game celebrations on the field? I have no problem with an exuberant goal celly. That's the beauty of the moment and living it. The whole thing about winning a regular season game, waiting five minutes for the opposing team to get their stuff and clear the bench, and then still being so overjoyed about the two points that you conduct the pre-orchestrated skit. Man, I don't know. You see choreographed celebrations after a TD in the CFL or NFL but they happen right after the touchdown & don't go on for long. But these Hurricane things seem silly to be & I wouldn't stay to watch. I wonder how much peer pressure is involved. I can't imagine the entire roster being on board with this idea. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 18, 2019 9:25:14 GMT -5
Why would the Carolina thing be any different than the Ole song, the nana hey hey song, that stupid Wooooooo, the horn after a goal, a canon firing or a bright red light shining on the visitors net... they're all meant as a form of entertainment, but only the Carolina celebration is not done in front of the losing team.... I'm ok with it because it's not disrespectful imo and screw the establishment.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 18, 2019 10:21:45 GMT -5
I don't like it but I tend to not like excessive celebrations. And contrary to what the writer says, Cherry is right about their attendance. The writer actually sounds proud of the fact that they are 28th in league attendance. might have vilified the celebration but, whether he knows about it or not, he's done more to sell hockey in Raleigh than anyone else ... everyone is talking about it ... Cheers. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 18, 2019 10:39:42 GMT -5
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Post by franko on Feb 18, 2019 11:11:47 GMT -5
Why would the Carolina thing be any different than the Ole song, the nana hey hey song, that stupid Wooooooo, the horn after a goal, a canon firing or a bright red light shining on the visitors net... they're all meant as a form of entertainment, but only the Carolina celebration is not done in front of the losing team.... I'm ok with it because it's not disrespectful imo and screw the establishment. reminds me of the whole Walmart cheer thing . . . no one likes it but they put on a brave face. I mean, come on, they signed up to play hockey, not to be clowns. but that's jut me being judgemental. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 18, 2019 20:01:14 GMT -5
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Post by blny on Feb 18, 2019 21:34:12 GMT -5
I very rarely watch basketball or American football, do the players as a team really stage choreographed post-game celebrations on the field? I have no problem with an exuberant goal celly. That's the beauty of the moment and living it. The whole thing about winning a regular season game, waiting five minutes for the opposing team to get their stuff and clear the bench, and then still being so overjoyed about the two points that you conduct the pre-orchestrated skit. Man, I don't know. NFL used to fine players for excessive celebrations. They relented a couple of years ago and allow teams to celebrate in groups after TDs and interceptions. The CFL has always allowed players to express themselves. Over the years there have been some great ones. One year, I believe it was the Edmonton Eskimos, celebrated by having all the receivers get together in the end zone like they were in a bobsled. They then pretended like they were going down the track. |
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Post by jkr on Feb 18, 2019 21:59:40 GMT -5
Kucherov with 5 points tonight & now 99 pts for the season. Not bad for a #58 pick. Then there's Point picked at #79. That's two top flight players found far outside where you would expect to draft them.
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2019 6:37:16 GMT -5
Close, but no cigar.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 19, 2019 10:28:18 GMT -5
This is unusual, to say the least. They have to be assigning someone to the Phantoms.
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 19, 2019 11:19:07 GMT -5
Kucherov with 5 points tonight & now 99 pts for the season. Not bad for a #58 pick. Then there's Point picked at #79. That's two top flight players found far outside where you would expect to draft them. But is it great drafting, great development or both? I would think both, I think TB has a very strong farm system and develop players properly... Whose to say that we wouldn't have had a couple of guys like this if our Development system actually developed players. |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 19, 2019 16:00:22 GMT -5
Kucherov with 5 points tonight & now 99 pts for the season. Not bad for a #58 pick. Then there's Point picked at #79. That's two top flight players found far outside where you would expect to draft them. But is it great drafting, great development or both? I would think both, I think TB has a very strong farm system and develop players properly... Whose to say that we wouldn't have had a couple of guys like this if our Development system actually developed players. Kucherov was drafted during the "Don't trust Russians!" era. The Capitals (Kuzneetsov) and Tampa (Namestnikov, Kucherov) took risks and reaped the rewards. Could have been those guys stayed in Russia and the picks would have been wasted, but it didn't turn out that way. Safe is death. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 20, 2019 10:28:44 GMT -5
With their win against the Leafs, the Blues have quietly put up a very impressive 11 game winning streak. Look out Winnipeg and Nashville, objects in your rear view mirror are larger than they appear.
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Post by blny on Feb 20, 2019 10:59:48 GMT -5
With their win against the Leafs, the Blues have quietly put up a very impressive 11 game winning streak. Look out Winnipeg and Nashville, objects in your rear view mirror are larger than they appear. Biddington Binnington has come from nowhere to help them immensely. Tarasenko and ROR leading the way up front. |
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Post by franko on Feb 20, 2019 11:51:53 GMT -5
Tarasenko and ROR leading the way up front. hard to believe that Tarasenko was reputed to be on the trading block "a new location might do him some good" not so long ago |
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Post by blny on Feb 20, 2019 12:18:50 GMT -5
Tarasenko and ROR leading the way up front. hard to believe that Tarasenko was reputed to be on the trading block "a new location might do him some good" not so long ago He was on a Laine-esque funk for a while. Same sort of chatter is starting to bubble up around Laine. |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 20, 2019 13:35:08 GMT -5
With their win against the Leafs, the Blues have quietly put up a very impressive 11 game winning streak. Look out Winnipeg and Nashville, objects in your rear view mirror are larger than they appear. Biddington Binnington has come from nowhere to help them immensely. Tarasenko and ROR leading the way up front. I think sometimes we give far too much credit to GM's and coaches and not nearly enough to goaltenders. Who's the runaway coach of the year? Barry Trotz. Who is having one helluva year in goal after dealing with some mental health issues? Robin Lehner. Duh. Not that Trotz isn't a good coach. He is. But those awards and great goaltending are so correlated. |
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Post by folatre on Feb 22, 2019 9:13:34 GMT -5
I wonder if more than 5,000 actual paying customers will attend the Sens-Blue Jackets game in Kanata tonight.
If you are an Ottawa fan, the team that skated onto the ice last night in New Jersey must have produced a feeling somewhere in between disbelief and resignation.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 22, 2019 9:18:54 GMT -5
I wonder if more than 5,000 actual paying customers will attend the Sens-Blue Jackets game in Kanata tonight. If you are an Ottawa fan, the team that skated onto the ice last night in New Jersey must have produced a feeling somewhere in between disbelief and resignation. That franchise is such a mess, and the kicker is their amazing lottery pick will go poof. I am sure they will get a few back for Stone and Duchene, but those will be playoff team first round picks. Maybe Melnyk needs to do another interview with whatever player he has left to sell the fans on his great vision...and his new non building in LeBreton Flats too. |
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Post by blny on Feb 22, 2019 10:49:27 GMT -5
I wonder if more than 5,000 actual paying customers will attend the Sens-Blue Jackets game in Kanata tonight. If you are an Ottawa fan, the team that skated onto the ice last night in New Jersey must have produced a feeling somewhere in between disbelief and resignation. That franchise is such a mess, and the kicker is their amazing lottery pick will go poof. I am sure they will get a few back for Stone and Duchene, but those will be playoff team first round picks. Maybe Melnyk needs to do another interview with whatever player he has left to sell the fans on his great vision...and his new non building in LeBreton Flats too. I wonder if anyone will give them a first this year ... |
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Post by jkr on Feb 22, 2019 11:54:51 GMT -5
How does Dorion tell his fanbase that Brady Tkachuk is better than who Colorado will get with that lottery pick? Maybe Sakic should pull a Sam Pollock & trade with the team closest to the Sens for last place..
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Post by Willie Dog on Feb 22, 2019 12:24:45 GMT -5
I think the Sens should trade Stone to the Avs to get their pick back...
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